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Phao Ra and King Mose
Summary of the hypothesis presented in the book "Phao Ra and King Mose" - Mohammad Hasan Algarhy
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King Phao Ra was a West Asian
who controlled a part of Northern Egypt in the Delta region toward the end of
the Fourteenth Dynasty (c.
1725 – 1650 BC). He is likely to be the biblical pharaoh.
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King Phao Ra was from the same political alliance of
the West Asians who immigrated to Ancient Egypt in huge groups. This political
alliance included the Canaanites. The Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) were likely
one group or tribe of those Canaanites.
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Political tension arose between King Phao Ra and his
old allies mainly the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael), and he started a campaign of
oppression against them.
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A man named Mose/Msw/Messu started a new movement
preaching ideological teachings challenging King Phao Ra. Several groups (not
limited to the Israelites) followed him. The Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) found a
great opportunity in him to gain some political strength against King Phao Ra.
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The Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) together with the other
groups following Mose/Msw/Messu did achieve victories against King Phao Ra
under Mose`s leadership, who then managed a part of Ancient Egypt and reigned
for a short time about seven years (c. 1588-1582 BC).
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During that time c.1550 BC
another West Asian alliance (The Hyksos) controlled wider parts of Ancient
Egypt. Dedu Mose tried to sue them for peace and might have succeeded in living
in peace simultaneously with them for some time.
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A few years later came the
native Ancient Egyptian King Ahmose I who was the founder of the Eighteenth
Dynasty (c. 1550-1292 BC) and completed the conquest and expulsion of the
Hyksos from the Nile Delta.
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It became a priority for the
eighteenth, nineteenth, and later dynasties to face the threat of the West
Asian groups and prevent them from controlling any parts of Ancient Egypt
again.
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Then came King Ramesses II who reigned (c. 1303 BC –
1213 BC), and whose name is Ra Mose II and not Ramesses II. He decided to expel
any foreign threats from Egypt. His campaign was not specifically on the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael), it
was against any foreign threat on Egyptian soil in general.
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Until King Ra Mose II we do not have
archeological evidence that the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael), were called or known by that name.
· The first and only archeological evidence from Ancient Egypt that potentially refers to the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) under that name comes from the reign of the successor of King Ra Mose II. It is the Merneptah Stele. King Merneptah was the successor of Ra Mose II in the Nineteenth Dynasty. He reigned from 1213 to 1203 BC. He followed the West Asian groups including potentially the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) to the land of Canaan to remove the seeds of the threat.
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The Triumphal Relief of
Shoshenq I (c. 943-922 BC) of the Twenty-second Dynasty refers to the names of
thirteen groups and locations in the land of Canaan that were conquered by King
Shoshenq I. This list does not mention the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) or Ysrỉꜣr, which has few significant
indications:
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The land of Canaan still
had the same political landscape characterized by city-states or tribe-states
with no central or federal authority.
o
There was no group
called the Israelites
(B'nei Yisrael) or Ysrỉꜣr on the Canaan land during that time. (The time of Shoshenq I c. 943-922
BC).
o
Despite that some of the names
mentioned on the Triumphal Relief of Shoshenq I have similarities with some of
the names of some of the locations and tribes mentioned in the bible that does
not confirm that these groups are the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael). They are Canaanite tribes and
city-states.
o
The Israelites (B'nei Yisrael) or Ysrỉꜣr tribe-state probably lasted for a
short time during King Merneptah's reign c. 1213 to 1203 BC, and then it was
conquered and disappeared from any archeological evidence.
o The Triumphal Relief of Shoshenq I does not mention any Solomon's temple or David`s city despite that it does mention many other locations on that relatively small piece of land.
Biblical story |
Anticipated Historical
events |
There was an Ancient
Egyptian King named or entitled Phar aoh. |
There was a West Asian
King who controlled parts of Northern Ancient Egypt toward the end of the 14th
dynasty. His name was Phao Ra. |
There is no consensus on
the chronology of the biblical events. Some scholars suggested 1391–1271 BC;
others suggestions mentioned 1592 BC, or 1571 BC as Mose`s birth year. |
The story of King Phao
Ra and Dedu- Mose/Msw/Messu happened during the 14th-16th
Dynasties. c. 1650-1582 BC. |
The Exodus biblical
story refers to the Israelites' enslavement and the Ten Plagues. |
King Phao Ra likely
started a campaign of oppression against his old political allies and new
opponents the Israelites (B'nei Yisrael). There were likely
famines and plagues towards the end of the 13th and 14th
dynasties in Ancient Egypt. |
The Exodus biblical
story refers to the departure of the Israelites from Ancient Egypt during the
Pharoah's reign. |
There was no departure
for the West Asian groups including potentially the Israelites during King
Phao Ra`s reign. It is likely that Dedu-Mose I and his followers achieved
some victories over Phao Ra and lived in some parts of Ancient Egypt simultaneously
with the Hyksos. |
Some suggest that King
Ramesses II was the Pharoah of the
Exodus. |
His name was Ra Mose II.
Historical and archeological evidence does not support this hypothesis. King
Ra Mose II might have expelled some West Asian groups that were considered a
threat to national security, but this is not to be confused with the events
that happened c. 350 years earlier during the reign of King Phao Ra. |